Only the recent years, interior designing has become a popular specializations and previously professionals in the field of designing were handling both exterior and interior designing work. Only very recently, people are laying attention on the designing of their living and working spaces. This new focus has considerably improved the scope for interior designers in India. It is a field that involves the arrangement of living space for attaining greater functionality and creation of a perfect atmosphere for the intended purpose of the space.

This field makes use of the different aspects of other fields like decoration, environmental psychology, product design and architecture and it focuses on all styles of designs inclusive of function, balance, ergonomics, proportion, concept and color. As an interior designer, an individual can specialize in a specific area of expertise like landscape designing, commercial designing and residential designing and further specialization include design and the focus on particular rooms like bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.

Professional courses that can help for a career in interior designing:

Interior designing is offered as a specialization in Bachelor of Fine Arts course, also professional course in interior designing is offered in the School of Interior Design at the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) in Ahmedabad. Educational qualification required for joining this programme is +2 with not less than 55% of aggregate marks in English, chemistry, physics and biology/mathematics subjects. There are also a number of part-time courses offered in interior designing and for taking up these short-term courses is Secondary School Leaving Certificate.

Career prospects in interior designing:

The growing importance placed on interior designing has made the profession as the fastest growing profession in the nation and employment opportunities for professionals in this field are plenty. Fresh graduates from interior designing course can find employment opportunities in resorts, hotels, building construction companies and architectural firms. Professionals in this field can find job opportunities in exhibition organizing companies, theatres and design consultancy firms. The profession in interior designing can prove to be fulfilling and lucrative, particularly once the interior designer has made a name for himself/herself in the industry. Professionals can also be self-employed by starting their own interior designing firm with minimal investment and they can also go for part-time employment opportunities.

Government jobs in Interior Designing:

When it comes to government jobs in interior designing, candidates can find job opportunities in regional and metropolitan regional development department, town planning bureaus and public works departments since these professionals are appointed by these departments for effective completion of projects.

Remuneration for interior designers:

The earnings for interior designers in private sector organizations greatly depend on the talent of these professionals and their specialization and the size of the firm in which they are appointed also play a crucial role on determining their pay package. Depending on these factors, fresh interior designing professionals can expect salary of around Rs.6000-10000 if they were graduated from reputed educational institutions. When it comes to compensation in government jobs, the basic initial pay in government sector is Rs.5200-20200 and therefore these professionals can expect more than this pay band.